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Power loss going uphill

Constantly get power loss going uphill, even when change down gears, car only done 7500 miles

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Hi there
Try changing your garage for fuel 1st thing.
2nd check air cleaner for something restricting airflow also exhaust for the same as it sounds like lack of AIR.

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  • Posted on Aug 24, 2009

SOURCE: power loss, black smoke

Hi, the problem you are having is going to be with the turbo you will probably find one of the hoses going to the turbo has either come off or has a split in it.
It can be hard to find the split but this is the most likely cause of the problem.
As the car is losing power at high revs then this indicates that either the turbo itself has failed or it could just mean that their is a split in one of the hoses.

A split hose is the most likely cause you will need to inspect every part of all the hoses connected to the turbo. When these pipes get a split they dont then have the correct pressure for the turbo to work at best running conditions this is the smoke your seeing out the back.

a good way to check this is by the amount of oil in the car if your regular topping it up then this would mean looking deeper into the engine to find out why oil is getting into the cylinders but if you are not topping the oil up then this would mean their is no fault with the engine.

So have a good look around the turbo pipes give them a good squeeze the split might only tiny but that is all it takes to cause the problem your having.

If you are unsure at what to look for then its best left to a garage as they would have a good idea where the fault would most likely be.

Let me know if you need further assistance ok.

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  • Posted on Mar 06, 2011

SOURCE: 04 f150 jerking going uphill

I have an 04 f150 5.4 and when i start up a hill or get around 2000 rpms it starts missin and jumpin like crazy. Ran the codes on the computer it said mis fire on cylinder 5

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  • Posted on Nov 14, 2012

SOURCE: 1993 FESTIVA RUNS GOOD THAN LOSS OF POWER STARTS GOOD

HMM NEED TUNE UP OR YOU HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BUT TRY TUNE UP FIRST INCLUDING SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES TRY THAT LET ME KNOW IF I CAN HELP MORE

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